FARYAB: Provincial council minister of Faryab has confirmed that news that Taliban militant captured the district in Faryab province of Afghanistan after hours of clashes with the Afghan forces.
He told Afghan media outlet that the clashes between the Taliban militants and Afghan forces started on Tuesday afternoon and it continued for hours and later they defeated the Afghan forces and captured the Grezwan district.
Local security officials have not commented on possible casualties of government forces in the clashes.
Taliban has claimed that they captured Bilchiragh district.